Maurandella antirrhiniflora
(Climbing Snapdragon)
Maurandella antirrhiniflora, Goose Island State Park, Aransas Co. 5386
Maurandella antirrhiniflora, Goose Island State Park, Aransas Co. 5433
Maurandella antirrhiniflora, Goose Island State Park, Aransas Co. 5388
Maurandella antirrhiniflora, Goose Island State Park, Aransas Co. 5394
Maurandella antirrhiniflora, Goose Island State Park, Aransas Co. 5436
Maurandella antirrhiniflora, Goose Island State Park, Aransas Co. 5380
| Scientific Name | Maurandella antirrhiniflora (Maurandya antirrhiniflora) | USDA PLANTS Symbol | MAAN9 |
| Common Name | Climbing Snapdragon, Snapdragon Vine, Roving Sailor | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 503709 |
| Family | Plantaginaceae (Plantain) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: Sandy or limestone soils on dunes, dry salt marshes, rocky slopes, and washes. Plant: Much-branched, leafy perennial vine extending 6 ft. or more, clinging to other vegetation; stems are smooth. Leaves: Mostly alternate on twisting petioles up to 1-inch long; blades are up to 1-inch long and about as wide, triangular, hastate, or sometimes ovate with 3 to 5 lobes. Inflorescence: Solitary flowers in leaf axils; light purple to whitish, two-lipped swollen corolla tube 1 to 1-1/4 inches long, upper lip is 2-lobed and the lower lip is 3-lobed, the lips are blue, purple, reddish or white and the throat is white (may be yellow) with dark lines; each flower is on a thin twisting pedicel, 3/8 to 3/4-inch long; 5 narrowly lanceolate, pointed sepals, 3/8 to 1/2-inch long. Bloom Period: February to October. References: "Wildflowers of Texas" by Michael Eason and Maurandya antirrhiniflora in "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston; and SEINet. Note: Very similar to Epixiphium wislizeni. |
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Texas Status: Native |
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